Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 23 - 1996-97Sitting at 0-3 in the ACC and trailing N.C. State at home with just a few minutes left to play, the 1996-97 Tar Heels were...
Sun Jun 7, 2020
Vince Carter retiring means no more Dean Smith-coached players in NBAFrom 1998-2020, Vince Carter played for eight different NBA teams, made eight NBA All-Star games and was an All-NBA selection twice. But his retirement also...
Sun Jun 7, 2020
Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 24 - 1966-67
Dean Smith's vision of how a basketball team should be constructed and perform was on display in UNC's 1966-67 club. It was talented. Larry Miller...
Sat Jun 6, 2020
Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 25 - 1990-91
Finally, the Tar Heels returned to the Final Four in 1991 following an eight-year absence. UNC last reached the Final Four in 1982, the year...
Fri Jun 5, 2020
Jordan's Call Gave UNC's Scott Williams a Shot with the Bulls
Scott Williams, one of UNC’s best big men under Dean Smith, developed a rare connection with Michael Jordan. Williams, who was once recruited by Jordan...
Tue Jun 2, 2020